04-14-2020
01:49 PM
04-14-2020
01:49 PM
Okay...... Thanks for your time. I will be email SWA corporate and filing a complaint with DOT and FAA.
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04-13-2020
05:27 PM
04-13-2020
05:27 PM
So am I misinterpreting this verbiage? The obligation of airlines to provide refunds, including the ticket price and any optional fee charged for services a passenger is unable to use, does not cease when the flight disruptions are outside of the carrier’s control (e.g., a result of government restrictions).
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Hello, The state of Nevada shut down the hotels and the facility where our event was to be held and they cancelled the event, so we were forced to cancel our trip. I have made numerous attempts to get a refund, but SWA refuses to process a refund stating that the flights weren't cancelled or re-scheduled. It is my understanding that DOT's recent information put out states that our tickets are refundable due to the governments intervention. Can you please verify this? See below. The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued an Enforcement Notice clarifying, in the context of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, that U.S. and foreign airlines remain obligated to provide a prompt refund to passengers for flights to, within, or from the United States when the carrier cancels the passenger’s scheduled flight or makes a significant schedule change and the passenger chooses not to accept the alternative offered by the carrier. The obligation of airlines to provide refunds, including the ticket price and any optional fee charged for services a passenger is unable to use, does not cease when the flight disruptions are outside of the carrier’s control (e.g., a result of government restrictions). The Department is receiving an increasing number of complaints and inquiries from ticketed passengers, including many with non-refundable tickets, who describe having been denied refunds for flights that were canceled or significantly delayed. In many of these cases, the passengers stated that the carrier informed them that they would receive vouchers or credits for future travel. Because the COVID-19 public health emergency has had an unprecedented impact on air travel, DOT’s Aviation Enforcement Office will exercise its enforcement discretion and provide carriers with an opportunity to become compliant before taking further action. However, the Aviation Enforcement Office will monitor airlines’ refund policies and practices and take enforcement action as necessary.
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